BPA Sets a Wind Production Record for Its Grid

During my stint as a Washington DC bureaucrat, I noticed how certain phrases worked their way into the daily language. Most people were probably not even aware of how quickly they would adopt the popular phrases, but I have always been a bit fascinated with language and how it develops. I tried to take note…

I enjoy watching the Olympics and marveling at just how fast, strong, and graceful humans can train their bodies to be. I enjoy watching sports that are almost completely foreign to me and thinking about the time, effort and passion that people invest to be great at those sports. It is impressive to know that…

For most of the past thirty years, there has been little incentive to develop nuclear energy systems that release more than a tiny portion of the potential energy found in uranium. The same lack of market incentive has nearly completely kept thorium out of the energy supply market. The perception was that we were doing…

Nearly a month ago, I mentioned in a blog post that Amy Goodman of Democracy Now had posted an article following her interview of Amory Lovins about nuclear power. During the interview, Lovins casually stated “You know, I’ve worked for major oil companies for about thirty-five years, and they understand how expensive it is to…

CNG Bus at Pentagon The natural gas industry has been lobbying hard to get incentives for additional markets put into whatever energy legislation comes out of Congress this year. Even in the Senate’s vastly reduced bill, Senator Harry Reid is pushing for a provision that establishes tax incentives for natural gas vehicle production and for…

A friend pointed me to a great article about the North Carolina State nuclear engineering program. Campus reactor leads the way in ‘nuclear renaissance’. Here is a quote from the article that should make young technical types sit up and take notice: Jacobson echoed Ferrell’s statements, when she also added the market for hiring at…